The following list of Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia provides detailed information on
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Carnegie libraries in
Philadelphia
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, where 25 libraries were built from 1 grant (totaling $1,500,000) awarded by the
Carnegie Corporation of New York
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on January 5, 1903.
[ Anderson, p. 57.]
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List of Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania provides detailed information on United States Carnegie library, Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania, where 59 public libraries were built from 27 grants (totaling $5,169,587) awarded by the C ...
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Philadelphia
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